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Retro Christmas DIY Fun

December 10, 2014 by Kate Leave a Comment

A DIY tropical Christmas centerpiece

Today I’d like to share two DIY projects I recently created for Decoist! The first is a DIY Christmas centerpiece, shown above. Faux greenery and shiny silver spray paint combine with glass ball ornaments to evoke a retro-fabulous statement piece that screams Art Deco, Mid-Century and ’80s, all at the same time!

A DIY Christmas Centerpiece

Faux tropical greenery is the starting point of this DIY project

The key to pulling this off is finding a bundle of faux tropical greenery, as well as a Deco-style vase (or an actual vintage piece, like the Abingdon vase below, which I scored at a garage sale for a very reasonable price)…

An Art Deco vase

Add some spray paint, hot glue for securing the ball ornaments to the arrangement, and you’re set. For a tutorial and lots more pics, visit the full post at Decoist!

Add ornaments to the the leaves of the centerpice

 Boho Chic Ornaments

Remember my recent DIY wall hanging project? These DIY boho chic ornaments are basically mini versions of that DIY endeavor! And they’re super easy to make, especially if you have spare yarn and skewers on hand.

DIY boho chic mini wall hangings-001

I also added mineral beads for an extra dose of sparkle. Your giftees can use these DIY treats as ornaments, or even hang them on the wall year-round!

DIY wall hanging ornament supplies

As you can see, I had plenty of yarn and string at my disposal. I will say this: yarn works much better than string for this project, as it really fills out each wall hanging, adding to the bold ’70s-meets-modern look.

Wall hanging yarn and string

Check out the full tutorial here, and don’t forget that homemade gifts are from the heart!

Trim the yarn at an angle

Stay tuned for another DIY gift idea at the end of the week right here at Mirror80…

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